Dennis and Rachel Garner of New Albany, Miss. will celebrate fifty years of marriage soon and celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on October 17, 2010. The couple was married on October 19, 1960. Their sons are Roger and Rollie Garner and their granddaughter is Julianna Garner. Family and friends are invited to attend this celebration […]

Dianne Pannell and Hunter Treadaway of New Albany announce the engagement of Treasure Pannell to Ben Basden, son of David and Renee Basden of Blue Springs. The bride-elect is the daughter of Dianne Pannell and the late William “Dennis” Treadaway Sr. of New Albany, and is the granddaughter of Robert Pannell and the late Mayzell Pannell, both of New […]

Laurie and Daniel Parker of New Albany, Miss. are proud to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter Brooke Parker of New Albany to Jason Brill of Myrtle. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Carolyn and the late Richard Klingel of New Albany, Danny Joe and the late Trisha Greer of West Union, […]

Whoever said that this would be a down year for slow pitch softball in the county was wrong. One thing I’ve learned from working in Union County is that fans are passionate about any and all sports, including this one. Slow pitch is a sport that’s grown on me, and when you have successful teams […]

The Early Childhood Education Summit held Tuesday at the Magnolia Civic Center clearly defined the reason why Mississippi school children lag near the bottom among the states in educational performance. Many Mississippi children arrive at kindergarten and first grade unprepared for learning. It is especially true for children coming from families in poverty and Mississippi […]

The body of New Albany native and Tupelo dentist Dr. Thurmond Beasley was found Thursday morning, according to officials with the Tupelo Police Department. According to a press statement released by Tupelo authorities, Beasley's body was found in his vehicle, which had apparently gone off the road in Alabama. “This morning a state road […]

Kareem Brown was named the Bulldogs' “Player of the Week” for the September 24 game against M.S. Palmer. Brown totaled 155 yards on offense (56 rushing/ 99 receiving) and two touchdowns, while recording three tackles on defense, a blocked punt and 24 yards on a kickoff return for special teams in New Albany's 31-0 win […]

Memories of the double overtime loss at Pontotoc in 2008 are still on the minds of the Bulldogs as they open division play against the Warriors on Friday. New Albany fell short in that game and suffered a 31-14 setback in 2009. Entering their district schedule this season at 6-0, New Albany hopes to snap […]

County rivalries have created many memories in sports for Union County, and on Monday night, a new chapter opened with New Albany and Union County football facing one another. The junior high game marked the first meeting between the teams, with the Bulldogs taking the win, 36-0 at Kitchens’ Field. “We had some good things […]

New Albany has been on a six year playoff hiatus in slow pitch, and that drought was put to an end Tuesday night. The Lady Bulldogs completed their regular season slate with a 5-2 win over Tishomingo County, and with a little help from Pontotoc defeating North Pontotoc, the Lady ‘Dawgs enter the playoffs as […]